Staff Nurse - Koala Unit NMGH (Band 5) - Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and the Managed C[...]

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Manchester is seeking Band 5 nurses to join their Koala nursing teams. The role involves delivering high-quality nursing care and participating in service improvements. Candidates must be registered with the UK NMC and will work in a collaborative environment across multiple hospital sites.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a Degree or Diploma required.
• Teaching Qualification and RN Child certification needed.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of nursing care as part of a team.
• Participate in future developments and improvements.

Skills

Knowledge of current nursing issues

Knowledge of clinical governance

IT/ Word Processing

Education

Degree or Diploma

Registered Nurse

Teaching Qualification

RN Child

Job description

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Main area Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and the Managed Clinical Services Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 349-MCH-7108765

Site NMGH Paediatrics Town Manchester Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 27/05/2025 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for Band 5 nurses who want to join our Koala nursing teams, delivering high standards of nursing care to work as part of a nursing team dedicated to improving the service the clinical areas offer and participating with future developments. Applicants must be registered with the UK NMC.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for innovative, highly motivated individuals both experienced and newly qualified.

The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital provides specialist healthcare services for children and young people throughout the North West, as well as nationally and internationally. There are a number of posts available across our clinical areas and hospital sites that may be of interest to you. These include, Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital (Oxford Road Site, Wythenshawe and North Manchester General Hospital).

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma
• Registered Nurse
• Teaching Qualification
• RN Child

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current nursing issues
• Knowledge of clinical governance
• IT/ Word Processing

Training and Experience

• Experience of working on own and as part of a team
• Evidence of supervising and supporting junior staff
• Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
• Awareness of clinical audit and research
• Evidence undertaking a mentor/preceptor role
• Experience in relevant area of practice

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.